Saturday, November 18, 2017

What: UBC’s largest technology club BizTech hosts an annual event featuring keynote speakers from a number of tech companies prominent in Vancouver like Hootsuite and Control, plus see tech demos featuring numerous UBC community partners.

When: Saturday, November 18, 2017

Time: 11 am to 6 pm, After Party at 9 pm

Where: UBC AMS Nest – 6133 University Boulevard

Price: $20 for member regular tickets, $30 for non-members – Pay at the door or purchase when sales open online via BluePrint

What: This conference features four workshops that will highlight latest changes in the growing industry from exploring international recruitment to its interaction with other disciplines in the workplace. HR NOW 2017 will also feature a keynote speaker to kickstart the day as well an industry panel and networking sessions.

What: Platinum selling country star and 604 Records recording artist Dallas Smith wraps up his “Side Effects Tour” in Abbotsford on November 18. Smith’s top-selling album Side Effects includes the #1 single “Autograph” and the number one hit “Side Effects”.

What: The Actor’s Nightmare pairs a guest actor who has completely memorized their lines from a play with an improviser who not only hasn’t memorized any lines, but will have no idea what play they’re even in.

What: The walk will focus on the ecology, creativity, and wonder of our local forest ecosystem. Lee Beavington is a biologist, artist, and an instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Amazon Field School. He will also compare the amazing biodiversity of tropical rain forests with our own temperate rain forests. Presented by Derby Reach/Brae Island Parks Association.

What: The annual Dundarave Festival of Lights kicks off with a Christmas tree decorating beach party on November 26. On the four Saturdays leading up to Christmas, stop by for an afternoon of free concerts to spark your Christmas spirit. The official lighting of the Festival’s Christmas tree forest takes place at dusk. The Christmas trees will remain on display until December 31.

What: Beat-driven but given to richly textured sound design, rhythmically fractured but melodically sumptuous, Shigeto’s music is a bridge between the past and present, bringing the artist face to face with a creative legacy that spans decades.

What: A night of live art, tattooing, and food tasting to help vulnerable children, featuring Kathy van Gogh, whose great-great-great-great grandfather was Vincent van Gogh’s uncle. The party is presented by non-profit organization Youth Unlimited, with hundreds expected to attend and see a total of 10 artists creating live, enjoy a food truck tasting competition, and bid on incredible art.

Sunday, November 19, 2017

What: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will take you back to 1993 with live performance of Jurassic Park‘s iconic score by John Williams to accompany an HD showing of Spielberg’s beloved blockbuster. Conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos will be on hand to guide the VSO and welcome you to Jurassic Park.

What: This family event provides visitors of all ages the opportunity to observe salmon up close and learn about their life cycle through educational displays, salmon dissections and in-stream demonstrations. Come out for a day of exploring, experiencing and learning about the salmon and wildlife in a fish-bearing watershed.

What: In this long-running Eastside tradition, 500+ artists will welcome 30,000 visitors to their studios over the course of four days. Stretching across 80 different buildings around East Vancouver, the bustling festival environment is a great way to discover new local artists in the hood.

What: Now in its 10th year, the West Coast Christmas Show is a three-day event that features over 200 vendors and live presentations. There will also be Christmas music performed by local bands, choirs, and carollers, along with a huge working model train setup. Elsewhere there’s decorating ideas to be found in the Festival of Trees and in Santa’s Workshop, children can learn model making, sand-art, write letters to Santa, and take pictures with the jolly fellow himself.

What: As part of SAXX Underwear‘s “Bravery Takes Balls” campaign, Braeden Ralla, owner of Purpose Smoothie Co., will strip off from November 17 to 21 in the window of Boys’Co to help raise awareness and funds for Movember. For every pair of SAXX’s Movember collection sold, $2 will be donated to the Movember foundation, to further the funding of men’s health research.

What: An intimate version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s science fiction classic featuring two haunting chorus characters who speed along the action, play many supporting roles, and speak to Jekyll as the voices in his head, spurring him toward triumph and tragedy. Presented by Theater Crossing and Kits House.

What: All handmade, all the time – Krafted Market is on of Delta’s most exciting community markets that takes place during the holiday season. This market has a great selection of local vendors and food producers. Partial proceeds from admission fees go towards the South Delta Food Bank, and there is also free parking.

What: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC with the Musqueam Indian Band present The Fabric of Our Land: Salish Weaving. Curated by Susan Rowley in collaboration with Salish weavers, the exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the past 200 years of Salish wool weaving. The exhibition will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view rare early Salish weavings on loan from museums in Europe and the United States, as well as works created by contemporary Salish weavers.